delicious little cook

Chapter 432 It's Time to Prepare

Bai Kou gave Meihuan the responsibility of managing the teahouse, and asked Xiaoqian and Xiaojing to assist her. The maids of Jichengtang and Rongentang were after all the subordinates of the elders. She was not easy to order or reprimand. It would be easier for girls to manage themselves.

Gu Hui has also attended two chess competitions during this period. The men and women who came to watch the game gathered together in a spacious room, and surrounded the chess playing area with a translucent gauze screen. The audience stood behind the gauze screen to watch the game. There is food and drink, and there are ice trays to cool down. Occasionally, when someone goes downstairs to wash their hands, they will go and come back quickly. It is too hot outside, but it is still comfortable in the house.

In these two sparring sessions, Gu Hui's performance was very good. She sat in front of the chessboard, and the guests behind the gauze screen, as long as they wanted to, could talk to her for a round, regardless of gender. She would arrive every two or three rounds. The female guests take a break behind the gauze screen, eat something to refresh their spirits, and then come out to play chess. From the beginning to the end, they take every game seriously, which wins the audience's goodwill, not to mention that her business last year was It was a big news in central Beijing that her original family was ruined. Seeing her rosy cheeks and healthy appearance, the public opinion in the circle overwhelmingly favored her, and praised the generosity and benevolence of Duke Ye's mansion for protecting the young.

Everything is going well here, Bai Kou is finally free to pay attention to the matter that the eldest son promised to give his cousin a wedding gift, and he has made countless sets of beautiful tea sets and wine sets, but the second wife is not satisfied, and she does not specify the specific requirements she wants , Gu Yun was so annoyed, he didn't tell his parents to comfort him, he just said that he deserved it, who told him to make random promises, let him figure out a way.

What can Gu Yun do, is it better to hand it over to Bai Kou, Bai Kou counts the days every day, looking forward to the day when the second room will all leave for Pingzhou soon, and the house will be quiet and quiet.

Now that the new business has stabilized, and with some free time, Bai Kou suddenly came up with an inspiration, and ordered Yan Zheng to buy some pure gold and silver for Liuli Workshop, and asked Liu Qiang and his brother to find a way to inlay the gold on the sides of the cup and the body of the pot. Into Phnom Penh tea set and wine set.

The craftsmanship of inlaying treasures on colored glass is the basic skill of a craftsman. It is not difficult for the two brothers to inlay gold rims. The tools are ready-made. Bai Kou ordered them to follow them, and they made several sets of gold rims and silver in two days. The side utensils were sent to the mansion.

Bai Kou opened them one by one and checked them. The utensils inlaid with gold and silver borders looked very expensive. At the same time, she also felt that there was a sense of vulgarity coming towards her, lacking a bit of elegance. The transparent colored glaze is not transparent enough, otherwise it will definitely look good.

The maids came forward to watch, and they all praised the beauty. Bai Kou didn't believe their aesthetics at all, so she put away the things again and told them to show him when the prince came home.

When Gu Yun arrived home in the evening, he saw several sets of glazed vessels covered with gold and silver edges. He didn't have any idea. He just asked the maids to hold one set, and let him go to the second aunt's place to show her. If he is not satisfied, he can do something else. style.

Unexpectedly, this time the second lady accepted it quite happily, praising how beautiful it is, and before Gu Yun left, she ordered the girl to send the glazed vessel to the young master's and young lady's rooms respectively.

Gu Yun's heart sank, he chatted with his second aunt for a while before getting up to leave.

Bai Kou was busy in the small kitchen, and the girls who came back were talking about the gift of glassware, and were greatly surprised by the performance of the second lady. She thought she would not like such vulgar things, but she was so happy to receive them. I can only feel that she is still a down-to-earth worldly person.

In the evening, Gu Yun wished the elders good night and came back, and called Bai Kou to talk in his study, and the two sat opposite each other by the table and chair in front of the bookshelf.

"Did you know about the second lady accepting the things?"

"I've heard about it before, and I'm very happy."

"Hmph, if it wasn't for your whim, I really didn't think about it. It turns out that she has always been dissatisfied because she thinks the bare glassware looks too cheap."

"As long as she likes it, I believe this style will sell well in the store in the future, but you can't make such random promises in the future."

"Yes, yes, I understand. My second aunt can only stay away. Fortunately, her daughter-in-law will come in in autumn. She wants to be a good mother-in-law, so she probably doesn't have time to torment us juniors."

"I hope they can have family harmony."

"Listen to your tone, don't you like it?"

"The servant girl is only saying this based on her own feelings. Maybe the second lady is really a good mother-in-law, and I can't say that."

"Hmph, well, let's not talk about them. Even if there is a conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, it won't be necessary for the eldest wife to come forward again. How can I manage their housework?"

"Then, is there anything else you want to order?"

"You're the only one who is smart." Gu Yun grabbed the cup on the table with a smile and took a sip of the cold drink, "This time Xiu Mu has friends coming to play, and cook something delicious."

"That's it?"

"It's not the guys you've seen, it's from Shi Tianmin's circle."

"Oh." Bai Kou rolled his eyes and smiled meaningfully, "What's the food taste of Mr. Shi? Are there any preferences and taboos?"

"I like a light taste. I can't touch any spicy food. The taste of ginger and garlic is acceptable. I don't care about other things. I'm not picky."

"So it's about him?"

"Well, the hot dishes are all according to his taste, and the cold dishes are just a few strong ones. If he doesn't eat others, he will eat them."

"It's not good to make heavy flavors. After all, he is the host and guest. Let's make him a brine so that he can stretch his chopsticks."

"It's a pity, he doesn't eat spicy food, otherwise he can be asked to eat roast lamb when it's cold, and it can further enhance the relationship."

"The relationship between you and him is growing day by day, and others have nothing to say?"

"Yes, Huang Bin and the others don't pay much attention to me anymore, for fear that I will tell Shi Tianmin about their affairs."

"This is very good. The more wronged you are now, the more generous the compensation Master Shi and the others will give you in the future."

"Just getting along with each other for a few days, I feel that my energy is almost exhausted."

"That's natural. How old are you? That's why the servant girl suggested that you be a well-informed person. Don't rely on double-faced spies for the time being. Your acting skills can't handle such a complicated matter. Waiting for you When you get a piece of the action and become their trusted brother, that's when you really make a difference."

"Thank you for praising me so much." Gu Yun rolled his eyes angrily.

"You're welcome, remember to tell the old man in advance, don't let him find out that you support other camps, and break your legs in a rage."

Gu Yun suddenly got up hesitating, and pretended to be calm with the corners of his mouth curled up.

"When I greeted you earlier, he already wanted to break my leg. Don't laugh!"

Bai Kou pursed her lips tightly, puffed her cheeks, and the smile was already on her lips, but she couldn't swallow it, and she blushed for a while.

"Okay, okay, don't suffocate, just laugh if you want to, anyway, it's not the first time you've seen me make a fool of yourself."

Bai Kou couldn't hold back anymore, she patted the table and giggled for a while.

(End of this chapter)